Hockey
in Tanzania (Tanganyika as it was formerly known as) followed
the same footsteps as Kenya and Uganda.
The
three East African countries competed against each other
in the annual East African Championship from 1959.
Tanzania
Clubs participated in the M.R.
D' Souza Gold Cup, the premier Club tournament
in East Africa which was organised by the Kenya Goan Sports
Association from 1952.
Khalsa
Sports Club, Dar es Salaam won the Gold Cup in 1954, well
before Sikh Union, Nairobi started their domination from
1959.
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Tarlochan
Singh Sandhu, born in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.
He
was the Secretary of Tanzania Hockey Association
from 1971 to 1988.
He
was the Treasurer of African Hockey Federation
from 1973 to 1988.
He was Treasurer of Tanzania Olympic Committee
from 1971 to 1988.
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He
was a member for Africa on the Finance Committee
of Commonwealth Games Federation from 1978 to 1986.
He
was part of the Tanzanian Contingent to the Moscow,
LA and Seoul Olympics.
He was an International Umpire and was the Team
Manager of Tanzania Olympic Team at the Moscow Olympic
Games.
At
the LA Olympic Opening ceremony, the Sandhu family
represented two countries, Tarlochan representing
Tanzania and his elder brother, Pritam
Singh, who played hockey for Kenya at
the 1960 Rome Olympic Games representing Kenya.
Tarlochan emigrated to Canada in 1988 and now resides
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It
is no surprise therefore that with Kenya being the leading
hockey nation, opportunities for Tanzania in the International
circuit were rare but the boycott by the Western Countries
at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games gave Tanzania her one
and only appearance at hockey at Olympic Games. The team
included two Sikhs.
Tanzania's
match records at Olympic Games:
1980
Moscow Olympic Games, click here
Clubs
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Khalsa
Sports Club 1944 - 45
Standing
(L to R): Hazura Singh; Sher Singh; Ram Murti;
Inder Singh; Jaswant Singh; Kartar Singh; Ajaib
Singh; Gurdial Singh and Mihan Singh.
Sitting (L to R): G.S. Khan; B.A. Misry; Prem
Singh; Sant Singh (Capt); Sarwan Singh; W.L. Verma
and M.L. Verma.
Ground
(L to R): Hardyal Singh and Jagjit Singh
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Khalsa
Sports Club 1945
Ground
(L to R): Pritam Singh Sandhu and Inder Singh
Hans
Sitting (L to R): Krishna Murthy; Sant Singh Grewal;
Jaswant Singh Grewal; Sewa Singh Alg; Prem Singh
Mangat; Krishna Murhty Jr.
Standing (L to R): Mohinder Singh Hans; Tarlochan
Singh Sandhu; Bhagwant Singh; Hardial Singh Kooner;
Ajaib Singh Gill; Jagjit Singh Chadha; and Sher
Singh Kaler
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Dar-es-Salaam
X1
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photo for names of players
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Tanzania
& Tata Touring Team (India)
1949
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Khalsa
Sports Club
1949
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photo for names of players
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Khalsa
Sports Club
1950
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photo for names of players
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Khalsa
Sports Club, Dar es Salaam
1950
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photo for names of players
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Gov
Indian Central School
Hockey
Team
1952
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photo for names of players
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Khalsa
Sports Club
1954
Winners
of MR D'Souza Gold Cup
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Sikh
Union Arusha
Clubhouse
1955
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Khalsa
Sports Club 1974
Sitting
(L to R): Col. S.M.A. Kashmiri; Dr. Tarlochan
Singh Goel; Jagdish Singh Thind; Tarlochan Singh
Sandhu; Angelo D'Souza.
Standing (L to R): I.P. Mistry; Peter Hansen;
Jaypal Singh; Essy Barretto; Hussein Khan; and
Abid Khan.
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Khalsa
Sports Club Dar es Salaam
1975
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photo for names of players
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Khalsa
Sports Club Reunion
1992
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